Items from my persona 3 collection! I mostly collect the monster prize figures and one coin buildable figures but i occasionally buy ones of people too.
Unfortunately my favourite character from the series - Minako - doesn't have any figures besides a small chibi that is now "trade my organs on the black market" expensive so unless she gets a new one i'm going to be very sad T_T (Update: fixed! ="3 I found the tiny figure mentioned for a really great price and also made a custom one. Still hoping she gets an official one though!)
Unfortunately my favourite character from the series - Minako - doesn't have any figures besides a small chibi that is now "trade my organs on the black market" expensive so unless she gets a new one i'm going to be very sad T_T (Update: fixed! ="3 I found the tiny figure mentioned for a really great price and also made a custom one. Still hoping she gets an official one though!)
Persona 3 merchandise
Minako & Minato arisato
Ahh Minako (Hamuko, Runako Gekkou, Kotone Shiomi...whatever you want to call her) my favourite female character of all time, and her more miserable "twin". I love her, seriously.
It's funny, i only picked up the game after reading someone's fandom secret about her (that she was the most realistic female character that person had played as) because i wanted to know what she was like. I'd heard of persona 3 before (watched an LP of P3:FES) but the male protagonist was far too close to me personality wise at the time that it just didn't interest me at all. Everything about her bubbly, upbeat personality, voice acting, music, the way she dressed etc. was just right and i loved her all the way through. I was also going through a really rough time, and she helped me through that (sad as it is to say).
P3P got me into the Persona and SMT franchise as a whole...she started this thing!
Unfortunately though (since she's technically not canon, what with her only appearing in one version of the game and a short running stage play) she has very little merch, so i'll get what i can find. Her "brother" is beginning to endear himself to me more though so i like to get some things of him as well, but not as much.
It's funny, i only picked up the game after reading someone's fandom secret about her (that she was the most realistic female character that person had played as) because i wanted to know what she was like. I'd heard of persona 3 before (watched an LP of P3:FES) but the male protagonist was far too close to me personality wise at the time that it just didn't interest me at all. Everything about her bubbly, upbeat personality, voice acting, music, the way she dressed etc. was just right and i loved her all the way through. I was also going through a really rough time, and she helped me through that (sad as it is to say).
P3P got me into the Persona and SMT franchise as a whole...she started this thing!
Unfortunately though (since she's technically not canon, what with her only appearing in one version of the game and a short running stage play) she has very little merch, so i'll get what i can find. Her "brother" is beginning to endear himself to me more though so i like to get some things of him as well, but not as much.
game characters collection Persona 3 + 4 mini figures part II
They're really cute! Very tiny, only 2-3 cm big but they make great phone/bracelet/necklace charms. The painting, especially the eyes, is very neat too.
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I bought the whole box for Minako!
Luckily i could guarantee she was included because i bought the box once it had been opened to check for contents. I ended up with everyone except Chie, which i'm not too fussed about (actually i didn't notice she was missing until writing this). Besides Minako, i rather like Yukata! Aigis, Girlsuke (Yosuke's costume in the cross dressing pageant) and everyone's favourite cousin, Nanako! |
large p3p collector's edition card
This was one of six cards (Femc, Mc, Mitsuru, Yukari, Junpei, Aigis) that came with the collector's version of Persona 3 portable. It also came with a poster and mini art book, but these aren't Minako centric.
The other cards can be seen on some of my other photos (like the photo of the S.E.E.S chibi figures) but i'll probably make a separate entry for them...eventually. |
p3p clear file and stickers set (weekly famitsu magazine prize)
This must be the month of Minako because i'm suddenly finding all this cool stuff with her face on!
Maybe it's something to do with the stage play starting the end of last month...? Anyway! I found this file and sticker set on Rakuten around 80 pages back and snapped them up. The clear file is entirely, well, clear (no pattern or anything, you know what i mean?) besides the folks in S.E.E.S and the P3P logo which are solid. The sticker sheet is huge! It's A4 size which is incredible, especially compared to some of the piddly little ones i'm used to getting, and it's great quality. |
p3p clear bookmark set (p3p video game benefits)
Clear bookmark set which was given away with P3P games when they were released. There seem to be a lot of different benefits depending where you got the game (t-shirt, book, cards, working Minato/ko headphones, clear file etc.) - so i'm not sure where you had to go / what you had to do to get this particular set. It's pretty great though!
This was an instant buy due to having Minako, Elizabeth and Theo (who has practically nothing merch wise) on it. It even has Ken and Shinjiro! Though no Koromaru =( |
p3p benefits geo clear file
p3 & p4 300 piece puzzle featuring minako, minato & yu
I must admit it took a long time to put this together. So many black pieces!
I love this piece of art - it's another one of those images which i haven't seen on anything else. I'm not amazingly fond of game crossovers, but if i get more Minako stuff out of it i'm game! I'm not entirely sure what it was for, but there has been a lot of Music Live! art made with the P3, P4 and Trinity soul protagonists on it so it's probably that. |
persona music live items (tote bag , leaflet etc.)
persona music fes 2013 fan & glow stick
These two things were sold together (i've never seen them sold separately, which is a bit odd).
There are also two other designs that i know of: Yu with Aigis or Izanagi in the background behind him (they sure like Yu). I don't think they made another Minako/to variant. |
p3 & p4 "tartarus theater" sticker set
Stickers from a spoof comic strip based on persona 3, Persona 3 portable and persona 4 called Tartarus theater.
To get this set, you had to buy the book (a compilation of all the comic strips) and that month's issue of the official persona magazine. Then you could apply to receive the stickers. It's kind of a polava for such a small thing, but they're decent quality, bright and quite nice stickers. I also bypassed all this cause i used Y!j auctions (i don't live in Japan sooo...). Kind of wish they included Teddie, Shinjiro + Koromaru but i'm just happy Minako got in there to be honest! =P |
tartarus theater clear file set (p3, p4, p3p and p4: the golden )
p3p "the other self" fastener accessory
Cute charm for your mobile phone, bag, DS etc.
It's funny, i told myself i wouldn't collect Minako stuff but then loads of things went up for auction all at once and...here we are! haha. I first saw this charm on tumblr, with someone commenting on how rare it was to see it up for auction. As it turns out, it came up for sale again a few months after that post. There's a Minato variant as well but i don't know if there are any for other characters. |
p3p "the other self" note pad (featuring Aigis, Minako, Minato & Ryoji)
This was listed as a mouse mat so i was slightly confused when it arrived and ...wasn't >_<'
It's actually a note pad! The leaves are quite loose so i'm keeping them in plastic for now. I love the artwork on this, especially the fact that Ryoji's on it; as far as i know, he doesn't have anything at all merch wise, except maybe trading cards or something ( unless you count the thanatos D-arts). Aigis has some major wonky eyes which is the only downside, but i don't mind too much; the others look great in the cutesy chibi style. |
custom minako figure
Originally she was going to be holding the evoker in her left hand but it looks way awkward like that, so her hand's empty. It's because her fingers aren't unclenched enough to hold the grip of the evoker.
I managed to strong arm the naginata into her other hand though! I wasn't gonna waste the weapon i made for something silly like it not fitting. I might need to make some kind of support for it though, lest she starts leaning badly. |
I've done it! Minako is finished =3
It took, all in, about 3 days (sculpting, painting, drying etc.) possibly more since i started making her naginata, holster and headphones the same time as my Moh Shuvuu figure. I think she turned out pretty good! When the figure arrived i thought i'd feel bad messing it up, but it was painted so terribly (the paint on her skirt and socks ended up on the back of her head??? and a big blob of glue was stuck in her hair) that i figured i could only do better XD |
p3: The weird masquerade 2 disc dvd set
makoto yuki / minato arisato only items
Minato tends to get a few things without Minako, so i'll put them here.
27/5/14 - I meant to not really collect him or the other S.E.E.S members but then the movies and Persona Q happened and...yeah. So expect to see a fair bit of Minato stuff in the future. He's not a serious collection as i'm only getting bits and pieces that i really like, though.
27/5/14 - I meant to not really collect him or the other S.E.E.S members but then the movies and Persona Q happened and...yeah. So expect to see a fair bit of Minato stuff in the future. He's not a serious collection as i'm only getting bits and pieces that i really like, though.
Minato arisato / Makoto Yuki 1/8 scale a prize figure by sunny side up
minato gcc mini figure
minato & junpei rubber strap set
summer clothes minato & chidori rubber strap set
Wooden strap
minato & orpheus cork coaster set
metal keychain
acrylic magnet
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An oddly large "compact" mirror with P3 movie poster art on it.
It's so big that, if i ever got shipwrecked on a desert island, i could probably flag down a helicopter. I'm totally serious - it's almost 2x bigger than my phone and the same size as my bag's pocket; how is that meant to be compact? The mind boggles. |
Minato arisato / makoto yuki ruler
A whole bunch of these were made for the S.E.E.S girls and boys (Yukari, Fuuka, Mitsuru, MC, Akihiko, Junpei) after the release of the first persona 3 movie. I just got the main man though =P
It's your standard clear ruler with a picture on it; higher quality than the ones we get in this country for sure but still pretty normal as merch goes. |
desk mat c
postcard set c
japanese style towel a
multi-purpose strap
personas
thanatos d-arts
ASFADGHDGASJ MY FAVOURITE PERSONA MONSTER EVER!
I normally wouldn't spend £60+ on one figure, but god he was worth every penny and more. He's literally perfect in every way, from his gorgeous fool arcana base to his amazing coffin 'wings'.
And he's POSEABLE! Soo you can make him have a ton of dynamic poses...or get him to do something funny i guess. Your choice! XD
I really love the character of Thanatos as well as his look because...persona 3 actually made you feel connected to the monster through the events of the game. And then with Ryoji, well. The female route was such a tearjerker =(
I normally wouldn't spend £60+ on one figure, but god he was worth every penny and more. He's literally perfect in every way, from his gorgeous fool arcana base to his amazing coffin 'wings'.
And he's POSEABLE! Soo you can make him have a ton of dynamic poses...or get him to do something funny i guess. Your choice! XD
I really love the character of Thanatos as well as his look because...persona 3 actually made you feel connected to the monster through the events of the game. And then with Ryoji, well. The female route was such a tearjerker =(
orpheus rubber strap
orpheus gcc mini figure
Stumbled upon this guy completely accidentally! He's from one of the P3+P4 sets of GCC minis (the one with Minato instead of Minako). Really wish they'd made her version of orpheus too, but what ya gonna do? =/
This little mini is filling the void for when they eventually release a large/scaled Orpheus figure. I'm...not holding my breath (where did that orpheus D-arts go after all?) but we still have one more P3 movie left and maybe another lottery to go with it, so i'm still holding out hope! If Izanagi can get like 3+ figures Orpheus can too! (hopefully) |
orpheus a3 clear poster
io a3 clear poster
magician shadow rubber strap
other s.e.e.s members
2013 happy kuji g prize - set of 6 chibi figures
My absolute favourite thing about 2013's lottery was these prize figures. New characters getting figures? Check! Main character getting a figure? Check! No Aigis? CHECK! Yes, beautiful. Happy, happy times.
Of course, the lottery for the next movie (or part 2, really) will be absolutely SATURATED in Aigis but uh. Small victories, eh? ^_^' (aand we'll be getting a figure of Koro and Shinjiro, so it all balances out in the end, really).
These figures are really cool. My only other experience with chibi figures (having never owned a nendoroid up to this point) was a very slightly disappointing ichiban kuji prize and a teeny BEWD one coin so i wasn't really having expectations for these, but they're amazing! I especially like Yukari and Fuuka - though she loves falling over - because Yukari's briefcase is such a cute touch and i love Fuuka's hair.
Of course, the lottery for the next movie (or part 2, really) will be absolutely SATURATED in Aigis but uh. Small victories, eh? ^_^' (aand we'll be getting a figure of Koro and Shinjiro, so it all balances out in the end, really).
These figures are really cool. My only other experience with chibi figures (having never owned a nendoroid up to this point) was a very slightly disappointing ichiban kuji prize and a teeny BEWD one coin so i wasn't really having expectations for these, but they're amazing! I especially like Yukari and Fuuka - though she loves falling over - because Yukari's briefcase is such a cute touch and i love Fuuka's hair.
2014 happy kuji g prize - set of 6 chibi figures
takaya & jin rubber strap set
evoker rubber strap
book cover a
place mat a
place mat b
place mat c
petanko rubber strap box
colour colle - persona 3 the movie
rubber key holder collection vol.1 & 2 (p3 characters only)
set of 10 3D clear files (2014 happy kuji)
Wow, there are a ton of pictures, sorry!
Turns out, there aren't 5 clear files to win as prizes in this happy kuji. There are 5 sets of files - 2 per set. I got twice as many clear files as i was expecting, which is a nice surprise!
They're all 3D which makes them a pain to photograph (and my sight a bit wiggly after staring at them for a while) but i tried.
Turns out, there aren't 5 clear files to win as prizes in this happy kuji. There are 5 sets of files - 2 per set. I got twice as many clear files as i was expecting, which is a nice surprise!
They're all 3D which makes them a pain to photograph (and my sight a bit wiggly after staring at them for a while) but i tried.
Persona 3 #1 spring of birth limited edition blu ray
Another thing i haven't got round to watching yet, but this time it's not because of procrastination! (well ok, a little bit)
I bought the Blu-ray instead of the DVD by mistake and don't own a Blu-ray player. So there's that. Whooops =P |
shinjiro & koromaru 2014 happy kuji b prize figure
I'm pretty happy with the amount of Shinjiro in the second lottery. I always appreciate male characters being made into figures since it's pretty rare, at least compared to popular girls (like say, Aigis, Yukiko or Rise).And given what happens to him at the end of this movie (spoiler: he dies) there aren't too many other opportunities to milk his merch. So it's a good thing this lottery is Shinji-tastic! =P
I really like this figure of him - the sculpt isn't hugely detailed but it's decent; no obvious paint issues or weirdly shaped bits. And little Koromaru is adorable! I'm not sure why his base is so huge though. Koromaru obviously has to have some space to sit next to him, but it's a bit excessive. I can comfortably fit Minato's prize figure plus base on it. The pictures don't do it justice.
I really like this figure of him - the sculpt isn't hugely detailed but it's decent; no obvious paint issues or weirdly shaped bits. And little Koromaru is adorable! I'm not sure why his base is so huge though. Koromaru obviously has to have some space to sit next to him, but it's a bit excessive. I can comfortably fit Minato's prize figure plus base on it. The pictures don't do it justice.
ken & shinjiro rubber strap set
ken movie strap
ken, koromaru & ryoji clear file
Yukari clear file
yukari lottery ticket case (e prize)
Yukari movie rubber strap (winter uniform ver.)
These are rather large, blind boxed rubber charms which were sold in movie theatres and certain online stores. Each charm has a ring at the bottom so they can be clipped onto one another in a chain (or i guess you could clip other things to them).
I think there have been three or four sets of these released so far. One set has the main cast in summer uniforms with Aigis, Ken and Koro, while another has the cast with weapons, plus Shinjiro, Pharos and one of the shadows. This set has orpheus and an evoker as extras which i think is pretty cool (...i bought them too). There were other 'special' straps made too, which were given out when you bought a ticket or special version of the movie BD (winter/summer outfit Minato/Summer dress Aigis/Elizabeth). |
yukari & fuuka rubber strap set
fuuka movie rubber strap (winter uniform ver.)
yukari & junpei badge set (d prize)
The D-2 prize in the theatre lottery. It's a bit odd that Junpei and Yukari are together since they're put with other people in most sets (Yukari/Fuuka & Junpei/Minato mostly).
I like this set quite a lot! The larger badge has artwork from one of the P3:spring of birth promo posters. The smaller one looks like the movie rubber straps and a lot like the pokemon mate stuff now that i think about it. Which isn't coincidental, since the company which made the pokemate stuff also made the P3 movie rubber straps. |
junpei movie rubber strap (winter uniform ver.)
minato, yukari & junpei notebook set
yukari & io cork coaster set
mitsuru & akihiko rubber strap set
mitsuru movie rubber strap (winter uniform ver.)
akihiko movie rubber strap (winter uniform ver.)
metal strap vol. 2 box
persona q 3ds ll design case (with first comers bonus shopping bag)
Released early June.
I probably won't get the shopping bag (cause i took my sweet time making up my mind as to whether to get it) but eh, i don't mind. I decided to pre-order this in the end because there is a PQ 3DS LL coming out in May with a similar design; i'm not dropping $200+ dollars on that, no sir. Though it is exceptionally beautiful. Turns out i really didn't need to pre-order this because it's being included in a special bundle for the North American release of Persona Q. Oh well XD |
Aigis
Let's face it: if you're a persona collector, you will end up with at least one Aigis thing. It's like being a Pokemon collector and trying to avoid eeveelutions and Pikachu. Not gonna happen.
I happen to like Aigis though. Not my favourite character by any means, but she has a great design (who doesn't love robots?) and i like her back story. Which is good because seriously there is a lot of Aigis out there, and interesting figures of her too. I'm not going to go all around the world to get stuff of her the way i do for, say, Minako (since she has very little) and Genesect (because i am OBSESSED). I'll just get a few things that i really love.
I happen to like Aigis though. Not my favourite character by any means, but she has a great design (who doesn't love robots?) and i like her back story. Which is good because seriously there is a lot of Aigis out there, and interesting figures of her too. I'm not going to go all around the world to get stuff of her the way i do for, say, Minako (since she has very little) and Genesect (because i am OBSESSED). I'll just get a few things that i really love.
Aigis Taito prize figure
aigis a prize
aigis p3 edition nendoroid
My first ever nendoroid!
This figure is so cute! It's a bit smaller than expected but the detail and extras are rather good.
She comes with two extra faces and hands, a bunch of weapons and a teeny tiny screw. I especially like her machine gun hands because they come with ammo clips that you can attach (pictured).
What i love about this figure is how easy it is to change parts. Her hair and face come apart easily as do her hands. The extra parts just slide/clip into place. She's also made of a super light plastic so i can imagine the extra nendo stuff (like clips, suction cups etc.) actually working, although she's still pretty top heavy cause of her massive head.
This figure is so cute! It's a bit smaller than expected but the detail and extras are rather good.
She comes with two extra faces and hands, a bunch of weapons and a teeny tiny screw. I especially like her machine gun hands because they come with ammo clips that you can attach (pictured).
What i love about this figure is how easy it is to change parts. Her hair and face come apart easily as do her hands. The extra parts just slide/clip into place. She's also made of a super light plastic so i can imagine the extra nendo stuff (like clips, suction cups etc.) actually working, although she's still pretty top heavy cause of her massive head.
parfom ( poseable figure ) by phat! company
This figure is gorgeous looking and pretty cool! It even comes with a triangular base which can support its weight (unlike some poseable figures).
Let's hope they add more characters to this line from the persona and SMT franchises which don't have many figures. I'd love a Raidou and Minako in this style. |
p4u rubber keyholder
aigis & koromaru rubber strap set
aigis movie strap (summer dress ver.)
acrylic magnet
Elizabeth, theo & margaret
Elizabeth Taito prize figure
elizabeth 1/8 scale prize figure by sunny side up
Bought this figure at the bargain basement price of 100 yen!
Which is good because she...well. Um. She's not that great, to be honest. Size wise she's larger than the P4A prize figure, but she's not better. The P4A prizes all went for around $15 (1500 yen) each at time of release, while she typically sold for between 4000 yen (day of release) and 1000 yen (like 5 months later). The P4A prizes are easier to find, cheaper and all have quite dynamic or at least interesting poses, while she does not. Actually, that seems to be a theme with scaled/large figures by Sunny side up. Their chibi figures are amazing but the larger offerings are either statically posed or lacking in character. It's kind of a shame really. |
Elizabeth d-arts figureI had way too much fun photographing this figure (even if my camera and photography skills are pretty awful). She's just so dynamic and works very well with my other figures. One weird thing about it is the choice of hair colour though - shiny silver instead of white. I don't remember her hair ever being silver, but that could just be me.
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Christmas Elizabeth 1/8 scale figure by Ques Q (limited initial production)Ahhh Elizabeth! I was really looking forward to this figure and boy did she not disappoint!
This is really a great figure with a lot of detail especially on the compendium and card, with a great paint job as well. I much prefer the pose and sculpting on this to the Alter version, (which is lucky because i've never seen it go below 20000 yen and...yeah) i think they've done well with capturing her likeness. I also love that she can interchange her hats (santa hat and normal hat in red) without pegs or other mess, just very strong magnets. She's very easy to put on her base too - just slot her leg over a metal peg and you're ready to go.
Only pity is that her base is a boring white circle. Missed opportunities, Ques Q! |
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nanorich vc poseable figure
She's here!
This figure has a whole bunch of different parts and accessories, it's quite amazing. She comes with three faces, (nervous/embarrassed, smiling and neutral) two hair pieces (one normal and one for use with her glasses) and a whole bunch of arms to use with the various compendiums. Her base even has a button which plays phrases in Japanese! |
The only quibbles i have with this figure are pretty minimal. Her hat doesn't stay on well because it's magnetized and only the back part of her hair has magnets, so the front of the hat slides around a lot.
That and she's not jointed the same as a figma or nendoroid. Her joints swivel at her shoulders, neck, wrists and thighs, but that's it for movement. You can't bend any of her limbs at the elbow or knee, which is why there are so many extra limbs included. |
The accessory i like the most is the tarot card ring. It has twelve arcana (i guess symbolizing the twelve persona slots for the wild card and/or the 12 full moon bosses) which are all double sided! The single cards only have one side (the reverse is just black), so i find it cool that they did this.
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margaret gcc mini figure
One of the things i never understood about the popularity of Persona 4 (and subsequent flood of merch) is the lack of Margaret figures. There are so many Chie, Yukiko, Teddie and Rise figures, together with prize figures of the rest of the main cast, yet Margaret's only official figure is this GCC mini.
It's very strange, especially since Elizabeth has got a whole load of figures; thanks mainly to P4 Arena and the P3 movie but even so. P4 had a movie, anime series and PSvita remake (the golden) so it's weird that she's so left out. Theo's got even less than her though (a grand total of 0) so hopefully that'll change when Persona Q comes out. Aaanyway! Enough of that. Yay i have Margaret! =D I love the Velvet room siblings quite a lot, so i wanted to get her. |
elizabeth & tarot card rubber strap set
elizabeth rubber strap (p3: spring of birth movie exclusive)
persona q elizabeth & theo mug (famitsu dx bundle exclusive)
Such a cute mug! This was part of the Famitsu DX bundle, which included a whole bunch of goodies (wall scroll, clear files, Rei paper doll etc.) as well as the Persona Q ga